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A Day Trip to Bruges

I climbed back onto the train to Brussels wishing I had leanred a little something about Bruges. I had spent the day there and knew only one thing more than when I arrived: Bruges has some pretty awesome canals. Well, I suppose that isn’t entirely true; I did learn a couple of other things worth […]

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The Search for Molokai’s Crumple Horned Snorkak

A Crumple Horned Snorkak? I thought, Isn’t that a fictional animal from the Harry Potter books? No, not a Crumple Horned Snorkak, I was corrected in response to me repeating the name aloud, a Bristle-Thighed Curlew. “A Bristle-Thighed what?” I asked. “Is it original recipe or extra crispy?” I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. […]

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A Sonoran Desert Hike in Saguaro National Park

I practicaly sprinted across the flat desert landscape in Saguaro National Park. I was driven by the strength from the large saguaro cactuses. The looming Rincon Mountains appeared to be an obstacle I would not need to tackle. And for that, due to a lingering head cold, I was thankful. But after all my years […]

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Remembering My Walk Across Rome

I sat on the sidewalk in the shade. It was a sweltering hot day in early June. All of the transit employees – subway, bus, etc. – in Rome were on strike for a reason I didn’t know. All I knew was that I had to find my way back across town from the Vatican […]

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The Ka Honua Momona Fishponds

A view of the wall around the Ka Honua Momona fishpond on Molokai, Hawaii.

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The Places in Between

Sometimes I stumble upon good travel books in other sections of the bookstore. For instance, I found A Course Called Ireland by Tom Coyne in the sports section. And when I find such gems, it seems like I discovered the X that marked the spot with a small bundle of treasure. That was the case […]

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